Update #53 - June 4, 2020

Please complete the Santa Cruz City Council Library Subcommittee survey, which has a deadline of June 8th at 10:00 AM. We strongly advise you take the survey no later than June 7th at 5:00PM.

The Council's Library Subcommittee had its final public meeting before it evaluates the options for the Downtown Library -- and makes recommendation(s) to the full City Council.

If this survey is worth anything, then your comments about evaluation criteria will make a difference, because the Jayson Architecture proposal meets or exceeds the 55 individual criteria that the Subcommittee is considering. Jayson is so much more than a renovation! The Jayson option rebuilds the library, creating a shiny new two story structure that includes all new interiors and furnishings (including computers and book shelves).

Before you go to the survey, first take a look at how DBTL has graded both Jayson and its competitor, Group 4 (who the City originally used to create the 2016 library/garage project in the first place). Click HERE to see our Report Card.

Also, at the end of the survey, there is an opportunity to offer other comments. That open question is where you can pour your heart into your comments giving reasons why you want the downtown library newly rebuilt across from City Hall, where a library has stood for almost 116 years! We can celebrate tradition and new on the same spot!